The Shemwell Family

Mary Emaline ParhamAge: 87 years18591946

Name
Mary Emaline Parham
Given names
Mary Emaline
Surname
Parham
Married name
Mary Emaline Miller
Birth April 4, 1859 33 32
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Census June 21, 1860 (Age 14 months)
Birth of a sisterSarah Jane Parham
August 29, 1860 (Age 16 months)
Birth of a sisterLucy A Parham
March 12, 1862 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterCarrie Drucilla Parham
March 9, 1864 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 23 months)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Birth of a brotherWilliam A “Willie” Parham
December 12, 1865 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 7 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 7 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a sisterAlice Parham
July 23, 1868 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a brotherLafayette Parham
July 23, 1868 (Age 9 years)
Death of a sisterAlice Parham
July 23, 1868 (Age 9 years)
Death of a brotherLafayette Parham
July 23, 1868 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a brotherJames Emmett Parham
May 25, 1869 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 9 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Census July 13, 1870 (Age 11 years)
Death of a motherSarah Brown
June 1, 1872 (Age 13 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam A “Willie” Parham
October 5, 1874 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 18 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 24, 1880 (Age 21 years)
MarriageWilliam Luther MillerView this family
about 1881 (Age 21 years)

Birth of a son
#1
James Edgar Miller
March 12, 1882 (Age 22 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherDrucilla Selby
June 7, 1884 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Dora Anna Miller
February 4, 1885 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Sula May Miller
November 21, 1887 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Rufus Wilburn Miller
August 25, 1892 (Age 33 years)
Death of a sonRufus Wilburn Miller
April 15, 1894 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 38 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Marriage of a childJames Edgar MillerEtta Elizabeth HambyView this family
September 19, 1906 (Age 47 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam “Bill” Parham
November 15, 1910 (Age 51 years)
Death of a sisterLucy A Parham
March 23, 1911 (Age 51 years)
Marriage of a childLouis Monroe MullinixDora Anna MillerView this family
August 19, 1915 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 56 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 57 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 58 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Marriage of a childWilliam Atwood LongSula May MillerView this family
June 7, 1921 (Age 62 years)
Death of a sisterElizabeth Temperance Parham
September 26, 1926 (Age 67 years)
Death of a husbandWilliam Luther Miller
October 25, 1927 (Age 68 years)
Death of a brotherJesse Franklin Parham
January 3, 1929 (Age 69 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 70 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Death of a sisterMartha Jane Parham
March 3, 1935 (Age 75 years)
Death of a brotherJohnson M Parham
June 19, 1936 (Age 77 years)
Death of a sisterCarrie Drucilla Parham
November 7, 1936 (Age 77 years)
Death of a sisterSarah Jane Parham
February 5, 1940 (Age 80 years)
Death of a daughterSula May Miller
April 3, 1940 (Age 80 years)
Death of a brotherJames Emmett Parham
November 1, 1944 (Age 85 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 82 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 86 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death December 1, 1946 (Age 87 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Parham Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: after October 5, 1850
8 months
elder brother
3 years
elder sister
-13 months
elder sister
3 years
elder brother
3 years
herself
Mary Emaline Parham
Birth: April 4, 1859 33 32Sequatchie Valley, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 1, 1946Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
17 months
younger sister
18 months
younger sister
Lucy A Parham
Birth: March 12, 1862 36 35Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 23, 1911Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger sister
Carrie Drucilla Parham
Birth: March 9, 1864 38 37Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 7, 1936Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
21 months
younger brother
William A “Willie” Parham
Birth: December 12, 1865 40 38Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 5, 1874Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger sister
Alice Parham
Birth: July 23, 1868 42 41Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 23, 1868Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
younger brother
Lafayette Parham
Birth: July 23, 1868 42 41Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 23, 1868Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
10 months
younger brother
James Emmett Parham
Birth: May 25, 1869 43 42Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 1, 1944Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Family with William Luther Miller - View this family
husband
herself
Mary Emaline Parham
Birth: April 4, 1859 33 32Sequatchie Valley, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 1, 1946Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: about 1881
14 months
son
James Edgar Miller
Birth: March 12, 1882 24 22Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 1975Kentucky, United States
3 years
daughter
Dora Anna Miller
Birth: February 4, 1885 26 25Tennessee, United States
Death: June 1976Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
3 years
daughter
Sula May Miller
Birth: November 21, 1887 29 28Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 3, 1940Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
5 years
son
Rufus Wilburn Miller
Birth: August 25, 1892 34 33Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 15, 1894Cumberland, Tennessee, United States

Mary Emaline Parham has 52 first cousins recorded

Father's family (52)

Parents William J Rector + Elizabeth Parham
2James A Rector18411860
3Martha Ann Rector18431915
4Mary C Rector18461925
5Isaac E Rector18481900
Parents Johnson Parham Jr + Elizabeth Betsy Brown
1Sarah Jane Parham18421893
6John W Parham18521931
Parents Willaim Taylor Orme + Martha Ann “Patsy” Parham
2James Isaac Orme18511875
3Mary Tennesse Orme18531934
5Thomas Allen Orme18581948
Parents Isaac Parham + Stacy Emma Taylor
3Stacy L Parham18591917
Parents James Washington Parham + Martha Elizabeth Stephens
3James Edwin Parham18611894
Parents Allen Parham + Mary Elizabeth Jones
1Mary Haret Parham18561940
Parents Allen Parham + Nancy Ashley
2William A Parham18661935
3Allen Parham Jr.18721943
Parents William Andrew Dial + Mary Parham
1James A Dial18531931
3Annie Louisa Dial18581914
7Alice Dial18661898
8Ida Dial18681897
9Ella Dial18701969
11Willie Lee Dial18751965
12Walter Malcomb Dial18781954

Mother's family (0)

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - William Parham - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
William Parhamhead34MWFarmerTN
Sarah Parhamwife33FWHouse KeeperTN
Johnson Parhamson9MWTN
Martha Parhamdaughter7FWTN
Elizabeth Parhamdaughter5FWTN
Jessie Parhamson4MWTN
Mary Parhamdaughter1FWTN

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - William “Bill” Parham - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Parham, Williamhead44MWFarmerTN
Brown, Sarahwife43FWKeeping HouseTN
Parham, Johnsonson18MWHelps with farmTN
Parham, Elizabeth Tdaughter16FWHelps at homeTN
Parham, Jessieson14MWAt homeTN
Parham, Mary Edaughter11FWAt homeTN
Parham, Sarah Jdaughter9FWAt homeTN
Parham, Lucy Adaughter8FWAt homeTN
Parham, Carrie Ddaughter6FWAt homeTN
Parham, William Ason4MWAt homeTN
Parham, James Ason1MWAt homeTN

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - William “Bill” Parham - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Parham, WilliamWM54headWdFarmerTNSCKY
Parham, Mary EWF21daughterSKeeping HouseTNTNTN
Parham, Sarah JWF19daughterSAt HomeTNTNTN
Parham, LucyWF18daughterSAt HomeTNTNTN
Parham, CarrieWF16daughterSAt HomeTNTNTN
Parham, EmmettWM12sonSWorks on farmTNTNTN